Whenagruesomelystagedbodyisfound,proppeduponamountainpassintheAlpsclosetotheGerman-Austrianborder,twodetectivesaresenttoinvestigate.ForGermandetectiveEllie,thisisthefirstrealchallengeofhercareer;herAustriancounterpartGedeonthoughseemstohavelostanyambitionsinhisjob.Verysoon,theydiscovermorecrimesceneswithsymbolicallyposedvictims,reminiscentofpaganrituals.Itallseemstobepartofabigger,sinisterplan.Elliefindsherselfunderincreasingpressuretounderstandthederangedkiller'smotivessoshecanstophim.ThehuntleadsthemeverdeeperinthedarkvalleysandarchaicAlpine